Tag: Fargo

One of the great things about our sport is there are so many ways to pair running with other passions in our lives. It gives us a chance to enjoy running while supporting charities or causes, creating awareness and sharing stories about special people. There are a lot of good causes and events out there… Read More

Hazy fingers stretched across the sky, providing a thin veil, as a nearly full moon hovered well above the western horizon. It’s difficult to find motivation to get out of bed this early. There’s a chill in the air and no hint of morning. It’s so still that the pungent, suffocating exhaust of a passing… Read More

“And I’m also saying that win, lose, or draw, just being involved in such an undertaking was itself ennobling. It was an uplifting enterprise that we all intuitively understood to be such, and I know know that almost incidentally the spiritual force of our effort created a slipstream that drew all else in our lives… Read More

Eric Loeffler always had a love for running. And as one of the best marathoners in the U.S., the sport has taken him all over the country. It started as a kid growing up in Fergus Falls, Minn., where he ran high school cross country, and continued through his days at North Dakota State University.… Read More

With all the time put into training for a goal race, a lot of attention is put into getting the details right: specific workouts, tapering, eating properly, getting enough rest, managing stress, race strategy and travel. Missing one of those elements can derail months of running on race day. And then there’s the big question once… Read More

One of my favorite aspects of summer are the extra opportunities to run in places I’d like never go in the winter. The past several weeks have given me a chance to hit trails in the region, and head out on gravel roads for long runs. A few weeks back, a friend invited me over to… Read More